Patent ReferencesCosmetic composition Hair treatment composition Patent #: 5200175 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 550517 filed on 10/30/1995US Classes:424/70.51, Cysteine, cysteamine, or derivatives thereof424/70.5Sulfur compound containingExaminersPrimary: Venkat, JyothsnaAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61K 007/09Foreign Application Priority Data1992-11-30 JPAbstractA hair treatment composition comprising (A) a keratin-reducing substance; and (B) a nonionic amphiphatic compound which contains at least one long-chain branched alkyl or alkenyl group per molecule, and which has an HLB of 2-12, the compound itself or a mixture of the compound and water maintaining a liquid crystal structure at a temperature ranging from 0°-50° C. The composition possesses excellent moisturizability, smoothness and softness, exhibits a remarkably high conditioning effect which is sustainable, and exhibits the effects of reducing damage to the hair and preventing the occurrence of split hairs, and imparting gloss to the hair. | |